Auto-porch bed



P. C. SCHAE'FER, H. D. HULSE AND G. M. LIVINGSTONE.

:AuTj-o PORCH BED.

. A'PPLICATIONFIL D JAN. 20. 1920. 1-,347,412, Patented July 20, 1920,

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P. C. SCHAEFER, H. D. HULSE AND G, M. LIVINGSTONE.

AUTO PORCH BED.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1920.

Patented July 20, 1920.

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PETER C. SCI-IAEFER, HORACE D. HULSE, AND GEORGE M. LIVINGSTONE, OFDENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNORS T0 SAID PETER G. SOHAEFER.

AUro-ronorr BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1920.

Application 'filed January 20, 1920. Seriai No. 352,847.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PETER C. SCHAEFER, HoRAcE D. HULsE, and GEORGE M.LIVING- STONE, citizens of the United States, residing at Denver, in thecounty of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Auto- Porch Beds, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

b This invention relates to an auto-porch The object of the invention isthe construction of a portable couch or bed that can be quickly set upor taken down and closed into a comparatively small roll or package, forthe efficient handling of the same, either in a homeor during travelingin a motor vehicle.

Another object of the invention is the construction of aquicklydemountable bed which includes side structures that are susceptible ofbeing folded together in a small space and in a compact manner.

lVith these and other objects in view, our invention comprises certaincombinations, arrangements and constructions as will be hereinafterspecifically described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

pointed out in the accoma motor vehicle.

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of one of the side structures, partlyshown in a folded position and indicating by dotted lines the line ofmovement of the parts'when positioning same for supporting the topstructure of the bed or apparatus.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary end View of one of theside structures, while 7Fig. 7 is a fragmentary front view of the same.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged side view of one of the ends of one of the primaryside rails, while Fig. 9 is a sectional view, taken on line 9+9, Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 is a fabric, such as heavycanvas ducking. This fabric is attached at one end to the bar 2, and thebar 2 is fastened to the angle iron end piece 3. The opposite end of thefabric 1 is provided with a plurality of straps 4:, and rings 5 arecarried by these straps, to which rings are attached the inner ends ofhelical springs 6; the outer ends of springs 6 are attached to the angleiron end piece 3.

Each end piece 3 and 3 is provided on its outer face and near its endswith guide brackets 7 in which are positioned upright standards 8 whenthe apparatus is set or is in its operative position, Fig. 1.

The top structure of our bed, therefore, comprises the fabric 1, theangle iron end pieces 3 and 3, together with the means for connectingthe fabric to the end pieces.

In constructing our apparatus or foldable bed, we use two similarlyconstructed side structures. Each side structure comprises a primaryside rail 9, provided on its upper face and at its ends withsubstantially U- shaped brackets 10; pivotally mounted at their innerends, at 11, within the brackets 10 are primary arms 12. These arms areadapted to fold over and rest upon the top of the primary side rail whenthe apparatus is in its closed position, as more clearly illustrated inFigs. 3 and 5. Each primary arm 12 is provided with an angularlydisposed outer end 13, which end 13 fits in a horizontal bracket 14fastened to the inner face of the horizontal portion of the end piece 3,or 3 each end piece has two of these brackets 14: near its ends, thesame as there are two of the vertically-positioned brackets 7 attachedto the outer face of the vertical portion of each end piece.

Each primary side rail is substantially U-shaped in cross section (Fig.9) and pivoted upon rivets 15 (Figs. 8 and 9) are auxiliary arms 16; bymeans of the arms 16 be ing pivoted at their inner ends within the sidesof the rails 9, these arms will fold down snug upon the primary rail, asindicated in Figs. 3 and 5. A jointed auxiliary rail 17 is attached at18 to the inner sides of the auxiliary arms 16 for bracing andstrengthening these arms; however, the central portion of the auxiliaryrail 17 will fold up and intothe U-shaped body of the primaryrail 9 whenthe partsare folded together as shown in Fig. 5.

Brackets 19 are secured to the top of the auxiliary arms 16 at theirouter ends and the upright standards 8 are pivotallymounted on thesebrackets, at 20. Each standard 8 is substantially U-shaped in crosssection and port the weight upon the fabric 1.

fastened within the upper end of each standard is a'spring catch 21 thatis adapted to snap over the upper portion of an end piece to prevent theend piece from accidentally slipping .over the top of the standards whenthe bed is in its set or operative position,

Fig. 1; these spring catches 21 constitute locking means carried by thestandards for preventing the top structure of the bed from accidentallybeing displaced off the standards.

At each end of the apparatus is a jointed intermediate brace 22, theupper end of which is pivotally connected, at 23, to the standard 8 nearits upper end, and the lower end of the brace is connected, at at (Fig.2),

to the auxiliary arm near its middle. hen theapparatus 1s 1n its set oropen position,

these intermediate braces further assist in holding the same ina secureposition to sup- End braces 23 are provided, being pivotally connected,at 24%, upon the end pieces, and each provided with a notch 25 near itslower end to hook over the stud 26 carried by the standard 8 near itslower end. To set up the apparatus, the side structures are taken fromtheir resting position,

,Fig. 3, thence moved to a vertical position,

Fig.5, and the arms are swung outwardly, as clearly indicated by dottedlines, causing the standards 8 to be positioned in a vertical plane,thence placing the upper end of the standardsthrough thebrackets 7 andat the same time running theangularly disposed ends-13 of the primaryarms 12 into brackets 14, whereupon the spring catches 21 will snap overthe topof the end pieces andthen by straightening the jointedintermediate braces 22 and hooking the lower endsof the braces 23 overstuds 26, the entire apparatus will be assembled and ready for use.

Toknock down, or unset the apparatus, all that it is necessary to do isto force outward the spring catches21, so that the end pieces may belifted off the standards 8 and by a slight outward movement the arms 12Willbe disengaged from the brackets 14, thus permitting the entire topstructure to be removed and rolled, as shown in Figs. 3

and 41-. Upon the removal of the top structure, then the two sidestructures can be folded together, as clearly shown in Figs. 3

and 4, thence placed upon the top structure, having all of the partsrolled together into asingle roll and then binding straps 27 may beemployed for fastening the entire apparatus in-a compact solid rollandrea' dy for storing or -transportat-ion, at the will of the operator.1

l/Vhile we have described the preferred embodiment of our invention, andhave illustrated; the same in the accompanymg 1. In an apparatus of theclass described,

the combinationof a pair of side structures, 7

each said structure comprising arail, of prirmar and auxiliary armspivot-ally connected to the ends of said rail standards pivotallyconnected to the auxihary arms, intermediate braces connected to thestandards and to the auxiliary'arms, an auxiliary side rail connectedto'tlie auxiliary arms, and a top structure detachably supported uponthe standardsand theprimary arms.

2. In an apparatusof the class described, the combination of a pairoflside structures, each side structure comprising 'a primary side railU-shaped in cross section, U-shaped brackets secured to the upper face,of and at the ends of'said side rail, primary arms 'pivotally mounted attheir inner ends within said brackets, auxiliary arms pivotally securedat their inner ends with said side rail, each primary arm 'PIOVIdGCl'with an outer angularly-disposed end, an auxiliary jointed railpivotally connected at its ends to the inner faces of said auxiliaryarms, brackets secured. to the-upper faces of and atthe outer ends ofthe auxiliary arms, standards U-shaped in cross section pivotallymounted 'at their lower ends upon said last-mentioned brackets, springcatches attached in the U- shaped body of the'standa'rds neartheir upperends, intermediate jointed braces secured to the standards and totheauxiliary arms,

and inner faces, said standards'adapted to "be positioned in thebracketson thejouter a top structure including end pieces, brackets secured tothe end pieces upon their outer.

faces of the end 'pieces,said catches adapted to snap or hook over thetop of the end pieces, and said angularly-di'spos'ed ends of the primaryarms adapted to. be positioned in the brackets on the inner face of saidend pieces. 1 i

3; In an apparatus of the class described, the combination ofapair ofside-structures,

each'sidef structure including a side rail, pri-' mary armspivotallymounted upon the top of the side rail and adapted to be foldedover against the same and also adapted to be folded outwardly forsupporting the top structure, auxiliary arms pivotallyconnected to theunder face of the side rail and adapted to be folded inwardly toward andagainst the rail and also adapted to be extended outwardly to asupporting position, standards pivotally mounted upon the auxiliary armsand adapted to be positioned in a vertical plane for receiving the topstructure, and a top structure supported upon the primary arms and thestandards.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of siderails, primary arms pivotally mounted upon said side rails, auxiliaryarms pivotally mounted upon said side rails, standards pivotally mountedupon said auxiliary arms, a ointed brace positioned between andconnected to each pair of auxiliary arms, an intermediate braceinterposed between and connected to each contiguous auxiliary arm andstandard, and a top structure detachably supported upon the primary armsand the'standards.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a pair ofside structures, each side structure including a side rail U- shaped incross structure, a pair of brackets secured to the upper face at theends of said side rail, primary arms pivotally mounted at their innerends Within said brackets, auxiliary arms pivotally mounted at theirinner ends Within the U-shaped side rail, said primary and auxiliaryarms provided with angularly-disposed outer ends, a bracket secured uponthe angularly-disposed outer end of each auxiliary arm, a standardpivotally mounted With the last-mentioned bracket, a top structureincluding angle iron end pieces, said angularly-disposed outer ends ofthe primary arms resting under a part of the end pieces and saidstandards bearing against the outer faces of the end pieces contiguousto and in front of the outer ends of the primary arms.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of endstructures including movably-mounted arms and movablymounted standards,a top structure including ends positioned down between the outer ends ofthe arms and the inner faces of the standards, and means detachablyfastening the ends of the top structure, arms and standard againstaccidental displacement.

In testimony wnereof We hereunto ailix our signatures.

PETER C. SCHAEFER. HORACE D. HULSE. GEORGE M. LIVINGSTONE.

